Jordan Rodrigues is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the Hulu original series Light as a Feather. He has starred and appeared in TV series Dance Academy, Home and Away, and The Fosters, and in the core cast of National Treasure: Edge of History.
Career
Rodrigues's first professional acting experience was when he played the role of the young Simba in The Lion King's Australian tour at the Capitol Theatre starting in October 2003. He had no training prior to the audition but still got the role on stage as one of the lead characters. He performed three times per week for two and a half years.
Rodrigues then trained at Brent Street for over ten years; he has studied jazz, ballet, hip hop, drama and singing.
In January 2008, Rodrigues announced he wanted a career in acting and joined an acting agency. He received several commercial roles and auditioned for the part of Jai Fernandez in Home and Away. He made his debut in March 2008. In 2009, Rodrigues was nominated for a TV Week Silver Logie as Most Popular New Talent after he finished his role as 'Jai Fernandez' on Home and Away.
In mid-2009, he landed a main role in the ABC series Dance Academy. He was cast as one of the main characters, Christian Reed. In 2013, he appeared in the Australian 4-part mini-series Better Man.
From 2014 to 2018, he had a recurring role in the ABC family show The Fosters in the second to fifth season. He portrayed Mat, one of Brandon's bandmates and Mariana's boyfriend. In 2015, he guest starred in an episode on Hawaii Five-0 called "Moʻo ʻolelo Pu". He also starred in film Breaking Through as JJ. In 2017, he appeared in the film Lady Bird as the titular character's older brother.
From 2018, he played Trey Emory, one of the main characters in the Hulu original series Light as a Feather.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008–2009 Home and Away Jai Fernandez Regular role2010–2013 Dance Academy Christian Reed Main role 2013 Camp Greg Recurring role 2013 Better Man Khoa Nguyen 4 episodes 2014–2018 The Fosters Mat Recurring role, 38 episodes 2015 Hawaii Five-0 Carter Akana Episode: "Moʻo ʻolelo Pu" 2016 Faking It Dylan a.k.a. "Shark Bait" Recurring role 2018–2019 Light as a Feather Trey Emory Main role 2019 L.A.'s Finest Arlo Recurring role 2022–2023 National Treasure: Edge of History Ethan Chao Main role
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2015Breaking ThroughJJFilm2017Bring It On: Worldwide CheersmackBlakeDirect-to-video filmLady BirdMiguel McPhersonFilmDance Academy: The MovieChristian ReedFilm2020Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's RevengeLiu Kang (voice)Direct-to-video film2021Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the RealmsLiu Kang (voice)Direct-to-video film2024We're All Gonna DieKaiFilm
Stage YearTitleRoleNotes 2003 The Lion King Young Simba
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs2020Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime ProgramLight as a Feather
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